Recent content by dannys

Folks, My 2005 V8 is acting up... Renewed my ABS ECU recently, but I now get HDC Fault, Suspension inactive messages, DCS light is on but NOT the ABS and brake warning lights. This only happens after I drive for a while. Next morning all is well until I drive for 20-30 minutes and it is all back...

Thanks! We have 13.7 volts on the battery and 13.9 on the alternator (2K RPM with no load). Is this really that low?

Hi, My 1996 DSE is throwing out all bunch of gearbox faults. Faster when hot. The faults are: 1. MES2 fault 2. Throttle Position Fault 3. Engine Torque Fault 4. Invalid Fault Is the box done, or should we look for something electrical? Thanks!

Got the airbag out, pushed the connectors in slightly and now they are working, and at night I can even see them. thanks...

We're bracketed. So, which bulbs to replace?

Hi, should the steering wheel switches be illuminated on a 2005 V8 RR? thanks, danny.

So, resolution! just in time for the new year. The car has been running perfectly for the last few days, after thoroughly cleaning the PCB on the engine ECU. Not a glitch, hiccup or 'misfire' (which indeed is more like hesitation than a misfire as Wammers said). I am still waiting for the ECU I...

what is the correct order of things in replacing? I hope I got the right version, all the numbers on the cover match...

Playing around with the loom and cleaning the PCB board made a big difference, but still not running perfectly. I have ordered another engine ECU off of ebay. What are the things to consider when replacing the ECU's? I have faultmate MVS. do I need to reprogram the immobilization code?

This is a photo of my engine ECU's internals. Is this reasonable? it looks like there has been some water ingress...

Wammers, yes, you are right, big screwup. But these symptoms were there before. 1. When cold the engine runs nicely under all conditions. 2. When warm, and it takes about 10 minutes of driving after water reaching 90 deg, I usually get a 'Gearbox Fault' on the message center, and the engine...

At battery terminals I get 13.83 V and at alternator 14.02 V @ 2000 RPM. Is this acceptable?

where to measure the 14.2 V?

When warm, the engine 'misfires' occasionally. It feels like the engine momentarily cuts off...but not completely. Worse after a couple of minutes of idling in a traffic light. After replacing the injectors, FIP, timing chains, guides and tensioners, what could be the source of the misfire? It...

Well, going through all the possibilities it turned out to be that we had the camshaft at 180 deg off. We only find it out when I took the FIP out, having suspected its repair job. The notch in the FIP sprocket was pointing downwards... To re-align the camshaft without removing the head again I...